Colette Mann

Colette Mann
Born (1950-02-17) 17 February 1950 (age 74)[1][2]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • radio presenter
  • television presenter
  • choreographer
  • writer
  • media personality
Years active1971–present [2]
Known forPrisoner (TV series) (known internationally as Prisoner: Cell Block H)
Neighbours (TV series) as Sheila Canning
Notable workNeighbours as Cheryl Stark (fill-in for Caroline Gillmer)[3]
Children2

Colette Mann (born 17 February 1950)[2] is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer and author/writer and media personality, she has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years.[2]

Mann appeared in two Grundy Organisation TV series, the prison drama, Prisoner, as Doreen May Anderson Burns, between 1979 and 1984, and later, in Neighbours, appearing from 2012 to February 2022, as Sheila Canning. She had previously appeared in the latter series in 1995 in an eight-week role.

She has appeared also in The Flying Doctors and Blue Heelers television series and the 2000 film The Dish. She has written two books and had a column in New Idea magazine.

  1. ^ The Illustrated Enclyclopeadia of Australian Showbiz
  2. ^ a b c d "Colette Mann embraces the new 'Neighbours' shooting paradigm". June 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MannUp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).